Yemaya’s 54th issue, features an article about the Women in Fisheries Network (WiFN) by Loata Leweiqila, coordinator of WiFN-Fiji.

In her article she highlights; how women participation in subsistence and commercial fishing is overlooked, how The Women in Fisheries Network- Fiji aims to empower women fishers and to bring their importance into national spotlight, and discusses a national women in fisheries forum that was hosted by WiFN to commemorate International Women’s Day on the 8th of March 2017. The forum created a space to openly discuss the issues and challenges faced by women.